Review of The Rover (2014) by Gregor F — 14 Aug 2014

Fantastic cinematography and score, with great performances by Pearce and Pattinson.

This review of The Rover (2014) was written by Gregor F on 14 Aug 2014.

The Rover has generally received positive reviews.

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By William K (391) on 28 Jul 2018

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By Maxgallow (1) on 11 Oct 2018

Words like boring and plotting come to mind. Long shot of cars driving down highway's. The slowest post apocalyptic movie I've ever Watched…

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By Fong K (647) on 16 Nov 2015

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By Deck (41) on 12 Nov 2016

Exciting movie. Well performance by Pattinson and Pearce. Story could be deeper, its like the small brother of the movie the road…

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By Justin S (1,191) on 10 Aug 2016

Interesting post apocalyptic movie…

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By Michael W (3,003) on 20 Jul 2016

Good film if you like the Indie social message movies! The Rover is a too realistic movie…

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By Isadore H (382) on 29 May 2017

If The Rover did not have every ingredient of a film I enjoyed when I saw it, I would have not liked this one at all…

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By Jovincen (8) on 04 Jun 2023

Movie tells a story of hopelessness in a society which is collapsing. Really good take on humanity. Very original story with an amazing ending…

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